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  • A one-string musical bow with a resonator made of an inflated bladder. A traditional instrument. whose diffusion in the area of Northern Italy is attested by oral and written memory. The name denotes the instrument as well as the performer, often an itinerant street player. The historical sources concerning the torototela indicate that this instrument and musician already disappeared in the 19th century. Contrary to this, oral records proved the permanence of the instrument until recent time, in the Riva and Asti areas.

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  • 2019-02-20

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/InstrumentsKeywords/10063

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